Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 12

... in which ...

49 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.07% yesterday.
583 posts were made.
7 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 plants were added to the Plants Database.
10 comments were added to the Plants Database.
195 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
52 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
16 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My lilac trees are old and tall; I cannot reach their bloom at all. They send their perfume over trees And roof and streets, to find the bees. (from My Garden Is a Pleasant Place) "

( -- Louise Driscoll, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Is this what Im hoping it is??
By Shelly221

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Orange Clockvine, Orange Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia gregorii
By Clare_CA

Forum Activity

A grand total of 583 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 75 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 69 posts.

General Discussion 60 posts.

Prayer Requests 43 posts.

Photos 34 posts.

Parking Lot 34 posts.

Computer Talk 33 posts.

Pets 27 posts.

Tomatoes 25 posts.

Seed Trading 20 posts.

Media 16 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 15 posts.

Mail Call! 11 posts.

Canadian Trading 11 posts.

Jokes and Chat 10 posts.

Tropicals 10 posts.

Recipes 9 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Wild Life 8 posts.

Greenhouse 8 posts.

European 7 posts.

Market Growers 7 posts.

Dave's Garden 7 posts.

Identification 6 posts.

Farm Life 5 posts.

Vines and Climbers 3 posts.

Saving Seeds 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Plant Trading 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Hydroponics 2 posts.

Annuals 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

paranaensis par-uh-nuh-EN-sis Of or from Parana, Brazil
multicolorispinus mul-tee-kol-or-ih-SPY-nus Many-coloured spines
neoarechavaletae nee-oh-ar-eh-kav-uh-LET-ay-ee New archaveletae (species named for Jos� Arechavaleta, 19th century Spanish naturalist and professor of Medical Botany in Montevideo; specialized in the flora of Uruguay)
buxifolia buks-ih-FOH-lee-uh With leaves like Buxus (boxwood)
buxifolius buks-ih-FOH-lee-us With leaves like Buxus (boxwood)
grandicostatus gran-dee-ko-STAY-tus Large ribs
anemonifolius an-nem-oh-nih-FOH-lee-us With leaves like Anemone
anemonifolium an-nem-oh-nih-FOH-lee-um With leaves like Anemone
buxifolium buks-ih-FOH-lee-um With leaves like Buxus (boxwood)
anemonifolia an-nem-oh-nih-FOH-lee-uh With leaves like Anemone
Leucopogon loo-koh-POH-gon White beard, referring to the hairy throat of each flower
watereri wat-er-er--eye Named for Waterer Nursery in Knaphill, England
myricoides mir-ih-KOY-deez Resembling Myrica (Sweet Gale)
psammophila sam-oh-FY-luh From the Greek psammos (sand) and philos (loving)
psammophilus sam-oh-FY-lus From the Greek psammos (sand) and philos (loving)
psammophilum sam-oh-FY-lum From the Greek psammos (sand) and philos (loving)

Journal Activity

38 new items.
No new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

6 new plants.
10 new descriptions were added.
52 new images were added.
195 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

7 new companies were added to the database.
2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
contraryd Positive Golden Harvest Organics
contraryd Positive Germania Seed Company

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 12, 2003